recommended routeStage18Rheinsteig Stage 18: Rüdesheim-Johannisberg (North-South)
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/ Blick auf RüdesheimPhoto: Henry Tornow, Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH -
/ Niederwald DenkmalPhoto: Henry Tornow, Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Author’s recommendation
Rest Stop
Abtei St. HildegardSafety information
Health and safety- Wear suitable weatherproof clothing that will protect you from cold, wet, heat and sunshine.
- Make sure you take regular breaks and don't overexert yourself.
- Take enough fluids with you as there are sections without rest stops.
- Wear suitable hiking boots/shoes which give you enough grip on slippery, steep, rocky and uneven surfaces.
- Avoid any sections of the route which you feel are too difficult for you. Natural trails can quickly become wet and slippery in adverse weather conditions.
- Particularly in autumn, you should be careful of uneven ground, roots, stones or holes that have been covered by leaves.
- You need to take these kinds of adverse conditions into account every time you go on a hike.
- Particularly steep and dangerous places are made safer with handrails or ropes. Please use these as safety aids. Handrails are not to be climbed on or used to get a better view!
Tips and hints
www.rheinsteig.deStart
Destination
Turn-by-turn directions
Next stop is the former abbey at Nothgottes, idyllically located in the Blaubach Valley. Over a hundred years ago the abbey was an important place of pilgrimage, as was Marienthal Abbey in the Elsterbach Valley. The heyday of both churches was the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1468, the oldest monastery printing press in the world was founded in the Marien Valley. Today some Franciscans still live here and serve the pilgrims who still visit the abbey. Instead of now going straight to Johannisberg, the trail leads away from the Rhine Valley and follows the Philosophenweg trail uphill to the Rhine District Forest. On the Sandkopf hill the trail crosses the L3272 in order to continue uphill for a short stretch and then turn sharply to the right into the meadowland. The trail passes the Neugebauer Haus, through fields and forests, and continues into a meadow valley near Johannisberg, where the trail lets you continue to the left.
Getting home: passing the world-famous wine-producing castle, you will quickly reach Geisenheim.
Note
Public transport
Bus/train to Rüdesheim train stationGetting there
By car: B42 to Rüdesheim train stationTake the path leading to the Rheinsteig trail or the cable car to the Niederwald monument.
Parking
Car park at Rüdesheim train stationCoordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Literatur zum Rheinsteig erhältlich im Online-Shop des Rheinsteigs
Author’s map recommendations
Rheinsteig-Wanderkarten sind erhältlich im Online-Shop des Rheinsteigs
Equipment
Hiking boots/shoesSuitable weatherproof clothing
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